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MAI TRUNG THỨ (1906-1980)

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MAI TRUNG THỨ (1906-1980)
Moment musical, 1944
Ink and color on silk, signed and dated higher left
22,6 x 14,5 cm - 8 7/8 x 5 3/4 in.

“Music is the language of emotions” wrote Immanuel Kant. Mai Trung Thứ, a Vietnamese artist, shares this sensitivity for music with the Prussian philosopher. He discovered traditional music during his transfer to Hué as a high school art teacher. His stay in the imperial capital heart allowed him to frequent musicians and to practice the độc huyền, -traditional stringed instrument- and the transverse flute. This passion for music will never leave him, since upon his arrival in France he continues to play and participates in concerts especially for radio or television programs